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DIAMOND45

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  1. DIAMOND45
    A JOYFUL SALUTATIONS TO MY SLEEVE FAMILY,
     
     
     
    Psalms 95:6 "Come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord
    our Maker."
     
     
     
    "Let Us Pray"
     
    Father, as I come humbly bowed, before your throne of grace and mercy, I would
     
    first, like to repent of all the sins that I have committed against you, up to this very
     
    moment, whether they were in my word, thought, or actions. I ask, that you Father,
     
    will find delight in me, forgiving and cleansing me of all my unrighteousness. Lord, I
     
    thank you for waking me this morning, allowing me to see another of your glorious
     
    days. Father, I ask, that as I journey throughout this day, that I encounter nothing on
    ,
    my path, that together with you, I can not handle. I pray my Lord, that I show to all, in
     
    the way I conduct myself, that I belong to you, so they may see my good works and
     
    want to glorify you also. I give thanks to you Father God, for all the many blessings
     
    that you have given me and the ones I am yet to receive. I thank you Father, for every
     
    time you discipline me today when I stray from your word, because you love me. Please
     
    Lord, search my sinful heart and take out anything that will hinder my service to you.
     
    I have put into your arms, care of all my love ones, that you will watch over and protect
     
    them from all hurt, harm, and danger. I love you, I thank you, and I praise your Holiness.
     
    All this I ask, if it be Thine will, in your son's name Jesus Christ, AMEN!
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    " No Fear "

    By DIAMOND45,

    Good Morning To All,
     
     
     
    Our Spiritual Vitamin today is A for: ANXIETY
     
     
    1 Peter 5:7 says that we are to, "Cast all our anxiety on God because He cares for us."
     
    Aniexty: A state of being uneasy, apprehensive, or worried about what may or may not happen.
     
    Wow! If you are guilty of this at some time on a daily basis, then raise your "virtual hand!"
     
    Anxiety, at its highest point, is like putting your "worry" on steroids! This is not good for your
     
    heart, mind, or your spirit. As children of God we need to recognize that worrying is a sin against
     
    our heavenly Father because He loves us and only wants the best for His children. Psalms 56:3
     
    says, "when we are afraid, we will put or trust in the Lord." I know often it is easier said than done,
     
    but it can be done. We need to humble and quiet down our spirits, and then through our love and
     
    respect to God, go to Him in prayer and tell Him about the things that are our concerns, and when
     
    we finish, thank Him for listening, leave those "issues" at His feet for good, and push on forward.
     
    Those of us who are still waiting to be approved, or are on our pre-op liquids getting ready for our
     
    surgery, are finding it hard not to worry. We are anxious if we will even be approved, how the surgery
     
    will go, and if there will be any complications. Well, I would like to give this scripture to you all, as well
     
    as myself: Romans 8:28 says, "All things work out to the good for those who love God, and are callled
     
    according to His purpose!" So let us stop concentrating on "what could happen," and start meditating on
     
    "what Gods is making happen!" Say this to yourself everyday, that " I am persuaded as your child Lord,
     
    because of your merciful love for me, that you are able and willing to take care of all my concerns, and I tie
     
    them up together, giving them to you Lord, and I will not be anxious on those anymore because I know that
     
    the one who holds all power, has them in His hands."
     
    You will be amazed at how calm you will begin to feel everyday. It really works for me!! I'm being sleeved on
     
    March 15, and I'm going with God!
     
    FOOD FOR THOUGHT: " LAUGHING TIL' IT HURTS, IS A PAIN WORTH HAVING!"
     
     
    Diamond45
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    " It Feels Good "

    By DIAMOND45,

    Salutations, My Sleeve Family,
     
     
    Let's kick our day off with a Spiritual Vitamin.
     
     
    Today it's R: REJOICE
     
     
    Phillipians 4:4 says for us to, " Rejoice in the Lord always, again I say rejoice! "
     

    YAYYY!!!
     
    We are doing "It!" Winning the battle against our weight issues. So we should be rejoicing today in what we have
     
    accomplished so far, and wait in anticipation to see what surprises, tomorrow may have in store for us! Keep a journal
     
    of all our "NSV" triumps, so we can have them to reflect back on, when the day doesn't seem to be our friend, and
     
    then "rejoice again", praising God for His unwavering Love and support. We've spent enough time being down, sad,
     
    and feeling sorry for ourselves. No More! Stay on course, keep moving, remembering that "time waits for no one," so
     
    make it count everyday. Rejoice, your heart will thank you later!
     
     
    Praying For My Family Always,
    Diamond45 :D
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    " It's On!"

    By DIAMOND45,

    Started liquids today. I'm using a product called Bariessential that I purchased at my docs office.
     
    The flavors are chocolate and vanilla. I had both today and they are really good. I mix them with
     
    Smart Balance fat free milk (which truly taste like 2% milk) and some ice chips from Sonic restaurant
     
    and blends it all together to make shakes. The chocolate is my favorite, it taste pretty close to a frosty
     
    from Wendy's. I put some instant coffee grounds in my vanilla shake with some hazelnut extract, and
     
    had myself a "Vanilla Nut Latte", delicious. I am going to be over here in my "Crazy Kitchen Laboratory"
     
    making some yummy drinks, mixing all kind of "extracts", milks (soy and fat free) and spices to get the
     
    most enjoyment out of this experience as possible. ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, GO!!!!!!
     
    "WHEN LIFE HANDS YOU LIQUIDS, MAKE A DELICIOUS MESS!"
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    " Where Is The Faith "

    By DIAMOND45,

    Hugs and Kisses,
    Sleeve Family,
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Spiritual Vitamins are good for what ever is ailing your soul! Today is vitamin F:
     
    FAITH
     
    Hebrews 11:1 Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen.
     
     
     
     
    When we first decided that this procedure would be the one to help us finally win our battle with obesity,
     
    we really had no idea how our lives were going to change forever. I'm sure if you are like me, you
     
    probably googled, researched, read, and watch every resource of information you could get a hold of,
     
    to try and get a more better understanding of what was going to happen and what the outcome would be.
     
    We also researched physicians that specialized in this procedure. Now, after all our careful research, some
     
    of us got nervous, "cold feet" and started thinking if we were making the right choice. But, our desire to be
     
    healthier (skinnier, LOL) made us push forward. We finally selected the physician we thought would be the
     
    best for our individual needs and we put our "Faith" in him/her that they would be successful in performing
     
    the surgery and help us get on our way with this journey. We did not have the slightest idea at all, how any
     
    of our procedures were going to turn out, but we "Hoped" they were very skillful and that all would go well.
     
     
    Now:
     
     
    Think about this, we put so much (our lives) faith and hope in physicians who are men and women just like
     
    us. But in actuality, they are just the "avenues" that our Father in heaven "utilized" to get us to this point!
     
    As children of God, we should never put more faith or hope in any man/women or even ourselves than
     
    we put in our Father. This is why, we should talk with Him through prayer everyday and through our "faith"
     
    and "hope" in Him alone, shall we wait to receive our increases in life!.
     
    God utilizes whatever He needs, to take care of those He loves and those who love Him!
     
     
     
    "Faith and Hope in the Lord, are our avenues to having a blessed, and successful life!"
     
     
     
    Feeling strong in the Lord,
     
     
    Diamond45 (a.k.a. Blessed)
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    " It's A New Day!"

    By DIAMOND45,

    Good Afternoon Family, What A Glorious Day!
     
    It's time to take our Spiritual Vitamin, today is:
     
    Vitamin D: Delight
     
     
     
    Psalms 37:4 says that we are to, "Delight ourselves in the Lord, and He will give us the desires of our heart."
     
     
     
    These are very uplifting words for us as we go on our weightloss journey. But we, first need understand that it didn't say He would give us "all" the
     
    desires that we ask for. There's also a "condition" that we must fulfill before we can start to receive any of these blessings. We must "delight"
     
    ourselves in His love, His mercy, His grace and His Word on a daily basis to show our Father in heaven, we love Him and that He is the head of our
     
    lives. God wants us to be happy, joyful, and successful in all that we do. But first, He wants us to acknowledge that all we are, all we have, and all we
     
    hope to achieve, we owe to Him and without Him, we are nothing! There is not one thing we can accomplish that is "good for us" without Him!
     
     
    "Every good and perfect gift, comes from our Heavenly Father." James 1:17 (including healthy weightloss)
     
    Let us be concerned more about our "inward spiritual appearance" and in doing this, our "outward appearance" will happen as a result!
  7. DIAMOND45
    Happy Lord's Day Family, Life Is Good!
     
     
    "Spiritual Vitamin" for today is C: CONTENTMENT
     
     
     
    Phillipians 4:11--- The apostle Paul states, "Not that I speak concerning my want, for I have learned, in whatever situation I am in, there will I be content!"
     
    Contentment means: to be satified, to be enough, to be at peace, to be full!
     
    How are we doing with our contentment as we go on this journey Family? Is God's grace sufficient enough?
     
     
    For us to be in full contentment, we must believe God will meet our needs, and that He will work out "all our circumstances" for His good and not our own! Remember, He knows how
     
    we have struggled with this weight and He has opened up an avenue (The Sleeve) for our battles to end. But, we must let Him lead us and be "content" with whatever big, small or no
     
    progress made, that we find ourselves facing each day. So let us take this Lord's day, to truly examine ourselves and when we are finished, Pray to our wonderful Father, and ask that
     
    He may search our hearts (mind), and take out those things which are preventing "our spirits from being content!" AMEN AMEN
     
    Much Love To You,
    Diamond :rolleyes:
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    Medicine For The Heart

    By DIAMOND45,

    Top of the morning family :D
     
    Today is a great day to fill yourself with some spiritual vitamins, your body will thank you!!
     
     
    Vitamin T: TRUST
     
     
    Proverbs 3: 5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, but in all your ways, acknowledge him,
    and he will direct your path!
     
     
    We must understand that God has all power, and that it is he who sustains our life. He has allowed all of us to be on this journeys path,
    so we must "Trust" that if "He brought us to it, he will see us through it!"
  9. DIAMOND45
    Good morning my beautiful family ,
     
    I hope you all have a relaxing, spirit filled day. Take some time to talk with the Lord, he's listening!
     
     
    Spiritual Vitamins: Proverbs 16:9
     
    "In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps!"
     
    Vitamin S: Surrender
     
    When we first begin our journey we're excited! We decide the amount of weight we will lose, how long we think it shoulde take us to reach our goals by day, week,
    and month. We lose wonderfully at first, (hooray) and then we stall. OMG!!! Now what do we do? Do we panic? Stress out? Are we failures? No, we are human!!
    What we must realize is that we belong to God and he, in his infinite wisdom, will help us get to our goals if we would "surrender" our plans to him. " God intervenes
    without controlling, and cares without hurting." Be still in your spirit, do not be anxious for anything and watch God move!
  10. DIAMOND45

    Make It Your Own

    By DIAMOND45,

    Good Morning Family,
     
    I hope your "yesterday" was good, so that your "today" can be even better!
     
     
    Spiritaul Food: Psalms 118:24
     
    "This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it!"
     
    As we begin another day on our journey to our healthier selves, remember that God knows each and everyone of us by name and knows what we
    struggle with daily. And with this, you can go through your day knowing that it was "designed" especially for you by our Creator and what ever comes
    with your day has purpose, so be appreciative for the ups and downs, embrace them and "be glad that God cares for you!" :)
  11. DIAMOND45
    Food for thought for those who are struggling today with any phase of this journey: Ecclesiastes 7:14 says.
     
    "The end of a matter is better than its beginning and patience is better than pride!"
     
    So wherever you may be in your journey today be patience and just remember if you keep working hard and doing what your doctor said, then each time to you move to a new phase and get closer to your goal, you will see that God's word will not come back void and "your end will definitely be better than your beginning!" Much Spiritual Love
  12. DIAMOND45
    Hello my sleeve family,
     
    It's feels good to be back blogging after finally becoming officially sleeved in March. It has been a (sometimes surprising) journey for me, but My God held my hand and sometimes carried me along the way. I feel so very blessed for this wonderful gift that has already changed my life and given me such a positive outlook for a much healthier future. Thank You Lord!!
     
    Now, let's have some Spiritual Vitamins! P for Perserverance
     
    Perserverance means: A steady persistance in adhering to a course of action, a belief, a pupose, steadfastness.
     
     
    Scripture: 1 Corintians 9:24 says, Do you know that in a race all runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way that "you" get the prize.
     
     
    A "persevering spirit" is so very important when making the life changing decision to have
    weightloss surgery. You have to totally commit yourself to changing your mind's old way of thinking about food and excercise, learning from the relationship you've had with or without them for a very long time. You need to "get on your mark, get set, and go!!!"
     
    Each of us are running a race to be much healthier, and for some of us, the race is to save our lives. Many of us will get in our own way, tripping over our feet during this race. Some of us will just sit down because we are tired, and don't feel like we can win, because we have so far to run. But this is where each of our "personal perserverance" has to kick in. We can't quit, we can't give up, we can't get tired, because we are worth so much more than what we are right now. I say to any one who will read this, do not doubt yourself for this decision, you made the right choice, and you will be a winner in the race that is set before you, if you hang on, stay positive and focused, pushing on through perserverance and allowing God, our Father, to lead
    you every step of the way! Decide this day, to "Be The Winner!"
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    Good Morning and Blessed Day Family,
     
     
    Our Spiritual Vitamin for today is: P for PRAYING
     
     
    Mark 11:24 says, Whatsoever "things" you desire, when you pray, if you believe that you receive them,
     
    you shall have them.
     
     
    This procedure is a "thing", a wonderful, life saving "thing" that God our Father, has provided through
     
    giving the knowledge and technology to man to perform on those who are in the need of some serious
     
    help. We must know that His word will not go out full and come back to us empty if we trust and believe.
     
    He wants to give His children "good things" that will help our need for an abundance of quality life in the
     
    "here and now!" God knows we need good health, even if we are mostly the reason why our health isn't
     
    where it should be. He will bless us with good health, so that we can continue to shine for Him in a glorious
     
    way in all that we do! The scripture above says we must go to Him in prayer for our need on all "things"
     
    and believe that if it is His will, we will receive what we ask. So no matter what "thing" we need, whether
     
    it be big or small, please don't hesitate to go to a quiet place, and with a repentive heart, ask your Father
     
    and believe without doubt, you will have it blessed upon you. To those of us who are spiritual and striving
     
    daily to be more Christlike, pray continually for one another that we may all be successful on our individual
     
    journeys. Godspeed to my sleeve family :wub:
  14. DIAMOND45
    Greetings with love, my Sleeve family,
     
     
     
     
     
    Are we ready for our Spiritual Vitamins? Today's Vitamins are T & H:
     
    TRUE HAPPINESS
     
     
    Ecclesiastes 3: 12
     
    "I know that there is nothing better for people, than to be happy and go good while they live."
     
     
     
    Happiness is a wonderful feeling! When we are happy, we just want to share it with everyone. Many of us are
     
    experiencing alot of this while we are losing the weight. Some are feeling happy as we get our letters approving
     
    surgery. We are getting happiness from our little non sleeve victories. As we are enjoying these accomplishments,
     
    let us not confuse them with "true happiness."
     
     
    True happiness is not shallow or external. It should never be based on how we look, our material possessions, our
     
    financial status, or how many people like us. This kind of true happiness, if we believe, should be solely based on our
     
    "internal spiritual" relationship with God. When we have a deep, personal bond with the Lord, we are so blessed with
     
    a "sense of happiness" that no other part of our lives can give us.
     
    We should never forget, that our transformations are blessings, courteousy of our Father and we should show all
     
    who are watching us change, how grateful we are by first, taking care of ourselves spiritually, and then physically.
     
    God is moving in our lives, we need to move with him!
     
     
    So, my fellow sleevers, as we "lose" these pounds and start to see all the changes in our faces and bodies,
     
    let us "gain" a better personal relationship with God so He can help us not to be "full of ourselves", now
     
    that there will be "less of us!" Godspeed on your journey.
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    I'm One Step Closer!

    By DIAMOND45,

    I am going this morning for my pre-surgery appointment at 7am. This is really happening for me, and I'm excited!
     
    Thursday starts my 2 week dance with the "Liquid Diet"! Bring it on, who needs steak and potatoes anyway!! LOL
     
    Please pray for me family and I will continue to keep you all in my prayers. Godspeed

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